Pennsylvania State University

Over my whole high school career I have committed myself to helping out in the community, whilst being an advanced student in the classroom. Although being apart of my high school and a competitive cheerleading team took of much of my time outside the classroom, my coaches, both high school teachers, and myself, never let it affect my grades. Being a cheerleader in turn made me an active member in my community. Throughout my years as a student athlete at Panther Valley High School, when I wasn't…

are my favorite two. The location of Penn State is in State University, Pennsylvania. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tuition cost for Alabama if you are a resident is $5,085 with a total budget of $12,865.If you are a non resident, it’s $12,975 with a total budget of $20,755. So It would be better to be a resident of Alabama than an out of state resident. The Penn State tuition cost if you’re a resident of Pennsylvania is $17,502 with additional costs of…

such as public or private? large or small? Ivy League or HBCU? This research project will observe, compare, and contrast the differences between the advantages and disadvantages of attending Ivy League schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCUs). The research and its conclusions will help give insight into which type of higher education is better than the other and give future students the tools they need to make good decisions to help their paths to success. The results…

November 9th 2016 was a mournful day for the majority of the people that I know, including myself. I believe that Michelle Agins analysis may have been accurate only in alignment with the sample that she has chosen. When first listening to this article I was astonished at the fact that those who “persevere” as opposed to the “coddled” were less affected. Her article may have said one thing but the looks of my Facebook account, and the depressing look I watched in my morning commute to work said…

really make a secure, final decision. I actually went a completely different route in choosing my career path. I’d say it has really changed my future so far and for the better. I originally had my future planned out as a Naval Officer in the United States Navy. This was my dream career ever since 5th grade and I learned to love the ocean. As I got older and things in my life started changing, I thought to myself if going into the military was really “for me?” I mentioned my career plans to my…

Amy Gutmann serves as the 8th president of the University of Pennsylvania, she wrote the book Democratic Education in 1987, which focuses on the theory of democratic education in the United States. In chapter six of Democratic Education “The Purpose of Higher Education,” Gutmann discusses academic freedom, autonomy of a university, utilitarianism, academic association, and the politics of government and university. Gutmann believes that higher education and the pursuit of higher education is not…

What to Know About Pursuing Paleontology Imagine looking just in your backyard and seeing something strange in the ground, you go look and see what it is, it’s a rock but not any rock a fossil of a 5 million year old leef. Not very interesting is it, but what if told you that fossil is the only one of its kind. This fossil just probably got you interested in that paleontology. People that are interested in paleontology should know how long people should need to stay in college, should know the…

Fraternal Law Newsletter. September’s issue addresses: • American University’s dismissal of students involved in an underground local group, Epsilon Iota. • A federal court decision upholding the due-process rights of a student suspended by Miami University (Ohio) related to the alleged perpetration…

success rates amongst college students are the lowest in the United States compared to other industrialized nations. According to a survey from tuition.co, 56 percent of students graduate college within a six year period. Many reasons my incorporate to this, but the number one points to high prices in tuition cost. Going back to the beginning of the century, one is able to witness that most people wished to attend Ivy League universities Stanford,…

or people and my concept is college. My prototype, a mental image or best example of a category, of college is Penn State University. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word college is Penn State because it’s one of the most popular universities in central Pennsylvania. Their football team is very famous along with the fact that I know a lot of people who are Penn State alumni, including my brother, or are currently enrolled there. As I am applying for college, I decide to use…